Pope’s Remarks Upset Gay Groups (http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/25/stories/2008122555731300.htm)
Gay groups have reacted strongly to the Pope’s remarks in which he appeared to warn against homosexuality saying preserving the traditional gender identities was as important as protecting rainforest from ecological damage.
Many Suffered From Anti-Gay Violence in 2008 (http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157 sid=5157054)
From a series of street bashings in Seattle to the baseball bat murder of an Ecuadorean immigrant in New York, episodes of anti-gay violence punctuated a year now ending with police investigating the alleged gang rape of a lesbian near San Francisco.
2009: A Sneak Peek at the
Trans Year to Come
By Jacob Anderson-Minshall
In a world where stories like Thomas Beatie’s pregnancy can capture world-wide attention overnight, it’s difficult to foretell what the biggest transgender stories of 2009 will be.
South Florida Blade Publisher
Kevin Hopper Promoted to New Post
Kevin Hopper, 30, Publisher of the South Florida Blade (www.
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2008 Trans Year in Review (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4327/175/)
By Jacob Anderson-Minshall
Between the collapse of the economy, California’s same sex marriage flip-flops and Obama’s election it took a pregnant man to capture mainstream press’ attention.
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A Snapshot of Holiday Home
Bargains in Vacation Markets
This past year has been historically dismal for the real estate industry, but within the rough patch there are some rare investment gems.
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Who Will Save America's
Gay Hockey Team?
Like a burning forest fire, the global financial panic is burning everything in its path; businesses are folding, workers are being laid off, and now the burning embers of recession threaten to melt the ice for GForce, America's national LGBT hockey team.
The President is a Marlboro Man (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4318/174/)
By Norm Kent
I will be damned.
Lesbian and Gay Band Association to
Perform in Obama Inaugural Parade
The Lesbian and Gay Band Association (LGBA), a musical organization comprising marching and concert bands from across the United States and around the world, has been chosen to perform in the parade for President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration on January 20, 2009.
'Day Without a Gay' Protest Fizzles (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/10/BAUV14LPE2.
Former TV Weatherman,
Bill Kamal Released From Prison
A former South Florida TV weatherman arrested four years ago in an Internet sex sting has been released from prison.
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Wrecked Truth (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4312/175/)
Jacob Anderson-Minshall
“Truth Serum has been digging me a huge hole of debt and tapping out my energy reserves,” Aliza Shapiro discloses about the Boston-based production company behind the popular, reoccurring, all-gender, all-genre performance cabaret, TraniWreck.